Start/Stop Mode Setting - Sony Handycam DCR-PC100 Operating Instructions Manual

Recording a picture

START/STOP MODE setting

ANTI GROUND SHOOTING
5SEC: When you press START/STOP, your camcorder records for five seconds and
Notes
• You cannot use the fader function in the 5SEC or
• The time code does not appear in the 5SEC mode.
To extend the recording time in the 5SEC mode
Five dots (zzzzz) appear, and then disappear at a rate of one per second. To extend
the recording time, press START/STOP again before all the dots disappear. Recording
continues for about five seconds from the moment you press START/STOP.
Indicators displayed in the recording mode
The indicators are not recorded on tapes.
20
: Recording starts when you press START/STOP, and stops when you press it
again (default setting).
Your camcorder records only while you press START/STOP. Use this mode to
avoid recording unnecessary scenes.
then stops automatically.
Cassette memory indicator
This appears when using a tape with cassette memory.
Recording mode indicator
STBY/REC indicator
40
min REC 0:00:01
45min
Remaining battery time indicator
This appears after you turn on the power and
wait for a while.
:
START/STOP
MODE
Time code/Tape counter
Remaining tape indicator
This appears after you insert a cassette and record or play
back for a while.
ANTI GROUND SHOOTING
5SEC
mode.